In what has sadly become a series from intersection of The Pandemic of Painted Plywood and The Pandemic of Absentee Landlords, I bring you the continuing saga of Pioneer Square’s…
Retail for Rent
Are you a business owner or entrepreneur looking for a new location to start or expand your venture? Look no further than Pioneer Square! This bustling neighborhood has plenty of…
Hope for the Grand Central?
Pioneer Square’s boarded buildings have suffered another rash of graffiti, The Delmar and Grand Central the most obvious and depressing. Everyone on the ground has just about had it. They’re all back open, trying to put the lock-downs behind them while major historic landmarks remained boarded, empty and ugly. Even the flower planters aren’t safe. Is there any hope in sight? I reached out to Unico to ask.
Executive Summary of the Summer Market
Brief Description: The Pioneer Square Art Fair and Summer Market will feature at least 40 vendors selling art, crafts, and locally made goods. There will be live music from a diverse…
Opinion: The case for a Vacancy Tax in Seattle
If you’re wondering how a supply-sider in favor of low taxes and deregulation came to support a new, onerous tax on property owners, the answer is found in John Marshall’s…
RAILSPUR’S “micro-district” BEERDEGA
One development in Pioneer Square that hasn’t “lost steam” is Urban Villages’ RailSpur project. Consisting of three different buildings between Jackson and King Streets, the project is billed as a…
The Pandemic of Painted Plywood
One of the lasting legacies of the collapse seems to be the “Cheer Up” mural. This is where rather than giving struggling but trustworthy artists the keys to the retail…
The Pandemic Of Absentee Landlords
If it wasn’t clear before the pandemic it should be crystal clear now: boarding up buildings and hoping things will get better in a neighborhood does not work. Pioneer Square…
Live Stream Art Walk? Ask ChatGPT
Living as I do at the intersection of tech and art, I wanted to blog about the reasons people should live stream their art walk events with me on the…
Art Walk Tonight
Art Walk Tonight is a new live-stream series hosted by Pioneer Square personality Lloyd Gregory and The Pike Place Podcast producer Bob Trombley. The series is set to debut from…